Scientific Productivity of Central University of Himachal Pradesh : A Bibliometric Analysis

This study examines the pattern of the Central University of Himachal Pradesh research publications between 2011 and 2020. The study used bibliometric methods to analyse data retrieved from the Scopus database. Google Spreadsheet and VOSviewer software were used for the analysis and visualisation. The research covers mainly the year-wise publication, the most productive authors, the subject areas, the types of documents, preferred publications, research collaboration, and highly cited articles. This study showed that the Central University of Himachal Pradesh (CUHP) published 442 publications and received 5,531 citations during 2011-2020. Akhter, Y. from the School of Life Sciences had published the highest number (60) and received 746 citations, with an ACPP of 12.43 and h-index of 16. It was also found that most of the publications of CUHP have collaborated with Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University at the national level and Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil, at the international level.